Department of Medical Technology, Institute of Health Sciences and Nursing, Far Eastern University, Manila, Philippines Jerico Bautista Ogaya St. Patrick Hospital, Offinso, Ghana Elvis Oduro Boateng School of H
Iranian Journal Original of Public Health Article PubMed Medical tourism; English education; Nursing; Korea Nursing major students were satisfied with the English instructors but were not feeling that is enough to deal with foreign patients. Students felt that the teaching methodology should be changed...
Global prevalence estimates indicate that in 2004 approximately 10% (150-160 million) of school-aged children (5 to 17 years) were overweight, and 2-3% (35-40 million) were obese [1]. In the United States (US), the prevalence of obesity alone was estimated at 17% among 5 to 19 year...
Examples of community assets may include emergency medical services, nursing or adult care home, mental health facilities, community health centers, health clinics, home health, and hospice care, school health services, medical and health transportation, and dental care providers. 3.6.4. Level of ...
[31]. The Western Pacific Regional Office of WHO is located in Manila, as are country offices of various international organizations. The Philippines was under Spanish colonial rule from the sixteenth Century, followed by the United States (US) in 1901. Close relations with the US persisted ...
An interview with a local government official who played a role in acquiring land for the DPH revealed that it was difficult to find land to accommodate it. Consequently, one DPH complex was built at the site of a tsunami-affected elementary school, another was developed in a paddy field, ...
Dental decay is the most common childhood disease worldwide and most of the decay remains untreated. In the Philippines caries levels are among the highest in the South East Asian region. Elementary school children suffer from high prevalence of stunting
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, 650 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1772, USA Gilbert C. Gee, Catherine M. Crespi, May C. Wang, Karen Llave & Anna K. Hing University of Washington School of Nursing, Box 357260, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA A. B. de Castro...
The registration of births is fundamental to ensure civil and political rights including those of enrollment of children in school at the appropriate age and their right of access to appropriate healthcare [7]. In addition, the legal acknowledgement of a child’s existence protects the child from...
PURPOSE: The principal aim of this study was to map and describe the availability of parkland public toilets in major US cities per population and area. DESIGN: Observational and descriptive. SUBJECTS AND SETTING: Data were collected from the following cities: Austin, Texas; Minneapolis-St Paul ...